 infobox god name zagyg nicknames the mad archmage image_name god_zagyg gif pronun za-gig strength demigod plane limbo alignment cn cg portfolio humor eccentricity occult lore and unpredictability layer limbo domain castle zagyg superior boccob dm boccob allies celestian dm celestian murlynd dm murlynd keoghtom dm keoghtom heward dm heward kelanen dm kelanen foes iuz dm iuz merikka dm merikka wastri dm wastri rudd dm rudd dugmaren dm dugmaren wor_align any __toc__ zagyg was once zagig yragerne the most famous lord mayor of greyhawk part of his ascention to divinity required the capture of nine demigods and quasi-deities of opposing alignments in 505 cy merikka dm merikka wastri dm wastri vara dm vara kyuss dm kyuss iuz dm iuz rudd dm rudd dugmaren dm dugmaren johydee dm johydee and zuoken dm zuoken while five of these merikka dm merikka wastri dm wastri rudd dm rudd dugmaren dm dugmaren and iuz dm iuz were freed by a group of adventurers in 570 among them the famous warrior robilar lord robilar their temporary confinement and boccob 's sponsership was sufficient to allow zagig zagig's ascendance eccentric and likely insane when a mortal he chose the rune of insanity as his symbol zagyg zagyg's avatar zagyg zagyg's avatar zagyg zagyg's avatar zagig is rarely portrayed since he can appear in any guise he wishes but the few portraits that exist show a balding white-haired portly fellow with a wide smile and eyes inscrutably closed he is usually shown wearing robs of dark blue and silver   fighter 8 mage 18   ac -2; mv 18; hp 121; thac0 10; #at 2; dmg by weapon type 6 str bonus ; s 18 00 d 22 c 19 i 23 w 17 ch 18; mr 100 ; sz m mage spells 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 2 1 saves ppdm 10 rsw 5 pp 7 bw 9 sp 6  special att def  being able to employ weapons and devices common to both fighters and magic-users zagyg is likely to appear with a   vorpal blade   in one hand and a   wand of wonder   in the other note harmful effects of items employed by this being tend to affect not him but his opponents instead thus if zagyg put on a   ring of weakness   all others within a 1 radius might be affected instead he has been known to strike with a padded club or cast a   haste   spell upon an opponent however somehow despite his seeming madness zagyg survives carries out his assignments and moves on he otherwise has the attributes and abilities of a demi-god he can be hit only by 2 or better weapons church clergy clerics wizards bards alignment any chaotic turn no command no as there are so few worshipers of zagyg and even fewer clerics of him no description of his church is available dogma dogma dogma  all deserve and need to be entertained and surprised by humor although preferably in a manner that leaves them wondering for some time; to provide this service is of the highest priority the quest for odd bits of information on magic is of utmost importance and above all one should live a life of unpredictability and abstain from repetitive habits   the various small clusters of his faith focus on one type of humor at a time then abandon it when they believe it perfected only to take it up again after a seemingly random interval day-to-day activities day-to-day activities day-to-day activities holy days & important ceremonies major centers of worship major centers of worship major centers of worship the famous castle greyhawk constructed by zagyg during his mortal days and located not far from the borders of the greyhawk free city is a site of pilgrimage for all of the few followers of zagyg affiliated orders affiliated orders affiliated orders vestments widely varied clerics of zagyg tend to wear whatever strikes their fancy at the time specialty priest specialty priest specialty priest zagyg has no specialty priests sources sources sources dragon magazine #70 from the ashes atlas of the flanaess living greyhawk gazetter 